Foreign Affairs

  Gen. Asim Munir took over as Pakistan’s new army chief on November 29 when the country is passing through great political and economic commotion. It faces the risk of an economic amidst shrinking foreign...

Washington: In a boost to India, a top US official said that this country which has a unique strategic character, will not be an ally of the US, but another great power, asserting there...

New Delhi: The Biden-Harris administration does not view Sino-Indian confrontation “simply as a potential military escalation in the pain points that we look at, like South China Sea and Taiwan Straits,” said Richard M. Rossow,...

New Delhi: With the Sino-Indian standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh continuing and with both countries agreeing to withdraw troops from PP15 in Gogra Hot Springs on September 12,...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policy appears to have fuelled increased protests against him in the country making situation difficult for his administration. The level of anger and frustration among the Chinese...

  Tel Aviv: The Israeli ministry of defense and the Israeli air force are working to achieve greater cooperation with the US Space Command. One idea is to establish a component command under CENTCOM. Israel wants...

London: Britain’s Royal Navy has ordered what it says will be the largest and most complex unmanned submarine operated by a European navy in a deal aimed at strengthening Britain’s ability to protect undersea...

Melbourne: Japan’s prime minister has asked his Cabinet to secure enough funds to raise defence spending to 2% of gross domestic product in five years, continuing a recent trend of increasing the defence budget,...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted a sea change in geopolitics and said that India's G20 presidency comes at "a very challenging time in world politics and at an inflexion point." Speaking at...

New Delhi: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will be on a two-day visit to India from December 5, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi  announced. "The second announcement that I had was on...

Washington: China has warned US officials not to interfere in its relationship with India, says a Pentagon report which underlines that Beijing seeks to prevent border tensions from causing New Delhi to partner more...

New York: Preparing for the presidency, Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj met Secretary-General Antonio Guterres  and tweeted they "discussed the priorities and program of work ahead". India will take over the presidency of the Security Council...

New Delhi: United States Charge d'Affaires Elizabeth Jones called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar here November 30 and the two sides discussed ongoing progress in bilateral cooperation. "Glad to receive US Cd'A Elizabeth Jones....